Inning: 1 Houston Harry Smith pitching. Jeff Lavender singles to left field. Jot Tipple flies out to the center fielder. Drummond Meadows flies out to the right fielder. Steve Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 San Diego Danny King pitching. Andy Van Slyke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Graff singles to center field. Mike Richard pops out to the second baseman. Ernie McDonough flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Stan Bithorn singles to right field. Nigel Planer flies out to the right fielder. Joe Fitzgerald doubles to center field. Stan Bithorn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Juan Bradshaw flies out to the right fielder. Danny King grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 San Diego Hiker Castleman strikes out. Smead Berroa singles to left field. George Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Smead Berroa advances to second on the play. Billy Brunsberg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Houston Jeff Lavender pops out to the shortstop. Jot Tipple walks. Drummond Meadows grounds out to the second baseman. Jot Tipple advances to second on the play. Steve Morris singles to right field. Jot Tipple scores. Stan Bithorn singles to center field. Steve Morris advances to third on the hit. Nigel Planer singles to right field. Steve Morris scores. Joe Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 San Diego Harry Smith pops out to the first baseman. Andy Van Slyke singles to right field. Eddie Graff strikes out. Mike Richard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Houston Juan Bradshaw walks. Danny King lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Juan Bradshaw forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jeff Lavender flies out to the center fielder. Jot Tipple hits a home run. Danny King scores. Drummond Meadows strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 San Diego Ernie McDonough flies out to the center fielder. Hiker Castleman pops out to the second baseman. Smead Berroa walks. George Harris reached on a fielding error by Steve Morris. Billy Brunsberg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Houston Steve Morris strikes out. Stan Bithorn walks. Nigel Planer strikes out. Joe Fitzgerald grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Stan Bithorn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 San Diego Harry Smith flies out to the left fielder. Andy Van Slyke pops out to the shortstop. Eddie Graff singles to right field. Mike Richard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Juan Bradshaw pops out to the first baseman. Danny King flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Lavender hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jot Tipple flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 San Diego Ernie McDonough flies out to the center fielder. Hiker Castleman flies out to the left fielder. Smead Berroa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Buck Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Drummond Meadows singles to center field. Steve Morris flies out to the left fielder. Stan Bithorn grounds out to the second baseman. Drummond Meadows advances to second on the play. Nigel Planer singles to right field. Drummond Meadows scores. Joe Fitzgerald grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 San Diego George Harris flies out to the left fielder. Billy Brunsberg walks. Sandy Bryant is pinch hitting for Buck Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Sandy Bryant grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Joe Adair pitching. Juan Bradshaw strikes out. Vic Shantz is pinch hitting for Danny King. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Vic Shantz grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Lavender bunts for a base hit. Jot Tipple walks. Jeff Lavender steals third. Drummond Meadows pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 San Diego Ed Cornell pitching. Gus Ott is pinch hitting for Andy Van Slyke. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gus Ott strikes out. Eddie Graff grounds out to the pitcher. John Howell is pinch hitting for Mike Richard. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Howell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston Steve Morris grounds out to the third baseman. Stan Bithorn grounds out to the second baseman. Nigel Planer walks. Tom Cooper is pinch hitting for Joe Fitzgerald. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Cooper hits an infield single to the second baseman. Juan Bradshaw lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 San Diego Ernie McDonough singles to center field. Bill Russell is pinch hitting for Hiker Castleman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Russell flies out to the right fielder. Smead Berroa hits a home run. Ernie McDonough scores. Fred Mohler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Harris singles to center field. Billy Brunsberg strikes out. Lou Uecker is pinch hitting for Joe Adair. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lou Uecker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners LOB: 11 San Diego total runners LOB: 7
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Clay Williams improves in power_vs_righty Lefty Gutierrez improves in arm Kim Pegues did not respond to coaching in speed Clay Williams improves in contact_vs_righty Barney Franklin did not respond to coaching in 3B
San Diego Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bun Ivie improves in speed Paul Jackson improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Shannon improves in power_vs_righty Dick Madlock did not respond to coaching in velocity